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Friday, June 26, 2015

Italian Air Force unveils new HH-101A Caesar helicopter

The Italian Air Force has unveiled its new AgustaWestland-built HH-101A special operations helicopter at its Cervia air base, near Venice.

The new helicopter is has been named Caesar. It is the first of 20 AW101s that Italy has ordered together with options for an additional four aircraft intended for personnel recovery and special forces missions.

Caesar is the military variant of AgustaWestland's AW101 helicopter. It is designed to perform a range of missions, including air support to special operations (SAOS), personnel recovery (PR) and search and rescue (SAR).